"Burger King" Hazard is 32 years old and will retire instead of extending his active duty..."It's nice to live in Madrid"
"Burger King" Hazard is 32 years old and will retire instead of extending his active duty..."It's nice to live in Madrid"
He's a man who doesn't want to leave Madrid.
Spain's "As" reported on the 31st , "Eden Hazard is considering retiring instead of extending his active career after leaving Real Madrid," adding, "He received offers from several teams, but he refused all."
Hazard, who left LOSC Lille in 2012 and joined Chelsea in the English Premier League, was considered the best player in the English Premier League (PL) until 2019.
Hazard scored 110 goals and 92 assists in 352 matches, lifting a total of six trophies, including two Premier League titles (2014-2015, 2016-2017), one FA Cup title (2017-2018), and two UEFA Europa League titles (2012-2013, 2018-2019).
Hazard, who is called PL King, has appeared in only 76 official games (3,736 minutes) in four seasons since leaving Chelsea in 2019 and entering Real Madrid for as much as 160 million euros (about KRW 225 billion). He scored only 19 offensive points (7 goals and 12 assists). This is the result of frequent injuries due to failure to control weight.
On top of that, Hazard also suffered from rumors of discord with Carlo Ancelotti. Hazard and Real Madrid terminated their contract under mutual agreement with one year left on June 4. In the past four seasons, he has not played a single match against Real's arch-enemy FC Barcelona.
Still, he was such a promising player that since he was released from Real, several clubs have tried to recruit Hazard. David Beckham's Inter Miami and Saudi Arabia reportedly approached him.
However, Hazard has rejected all of them. In the end, he seems to have decided to retire from active duty, not joining any team until the end of this pre-season tour.
"Azar has turned down all the offers from several teams," As said. "I don't want to leave because I'm enjoying life in Madrid at the same time as many injuries," he explained.
"Previously, Hazard announced his retirement from the Belgian national team after being eliminated from the Qatar World Cup. "Now I'm considering retiring as a professional soccer player," he added. 스포츠토토